Toshiba 960-809 manual Floppy Disk Test

Tests and Diagnostics

3.10 Floppy Disk Test

CAUTION: Before running the floppy disk test, prepare a formatted work disk. Remove the Diagnostics Disk and insert the work disk into the FDD. The contents of the floppy disk will be erased.

To execute the Floppy Disk Test, select 5 from the DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU, press Enter and follow the directions displayed on the screen.

1.The following message will appear. Select the media mode and start track to be tested, then press Enter.

Test start track (Enter:0/dd:00-79) ?

2.The Floppy Disk test contains five subtests that test the FDD.

The floppy disk test menu will appear after you select FDD test parameters.

FLOPPY DISK XXXXXXX

XXXDIAGNOSTIC TEST VX.XX [Ctrl]+[Break] : test end

[Ctrl]+[C] : key stop

SUB-TEST			: XX	ERROR COUNT	: XXXXX
PASS		COUNT	: XXXXX
WRITE DATA			: XX	READ DATA	: XX
ADDRESS			: XXXXXX	STATUS	: XXX
SUB-TEST MENU :
01	-	Sequential read
02	-	Sequential read/write
03	-	Random address/data
04	-	Write specified address
05	-	Read specified address
99	-	Exit to DIAGNOSTIC TEST MENU

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